You can rarely go wrong visiting the tallest mountain in Oregon and a true jewel of the Cascades: Mt. Hood. This time, I visited in August 2023, taking the ski lifts up the slope from Timberline Lodge and then hiking back down while enjoying the epic views. Then I dropped by Trillium Lake for the first time. Wow! This location was definitely worth the hype. Gotta go back…

SEASON 7, EPISODE 2

Essential Life with Jared is a vlog series all about adventure in Portland & the Pacific Northwest…and discovering wonder and meaning in the every day. It's about finding your own way and never walking somebody else's path. It's about living a creative life which expresses what's uniquely you.

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